/*    Copyright 2010 Tobias Marschall
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package mosdi.fa;

/** Common interface for all automata that can be minimized. */
public interface MinimizableAutomaton extends CharacterAutomaton {

	/** Returns a partition of states into classes of states with the same behaviour. 
	 *  For a DFA, for example, the states would be partitioned into accepting 
	 *  and non-accepting states. */
	public Partition getStatePartition();
	
}
